KLMgrA23 Limes Romanus in Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jan Jílek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 M11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows: to learn the historical background of the development of the Roman frontier on the European territory; to understand the mechanism of building and function of the Roman limes; to learn the basic forms of the Roman military architecture on the limites of the empire; to explore the most important Roman military camps on the frontiers of the provinces Germania Inferior and Superior, Britannia, Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia Superior and Inferior, Moesia and Dacia.
Syllabus
  • Historical background and conditions of origin of the Roman military bases in Lower Rhine and along the river Lippe.
  • Cause, course and consequence of the battle in Teutoburg forest.
  • Roman military strategy during the control of the different parts of the frontiers.
  • Types of the military fortification objects and internal buildings of the Roman camps.
  • History of the limes in Germania Inferior and Superior, Britania, Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia Superior and Inferior, Moesia and Dacia.
  • Development of so-called military settlements.
  • Introduction into the problematic of the special categories of the material culture from the area of Roman limes.
Literature
  • Wolters, R. 2002: Římané v Germánii. Praha
  • Visy, Z. 1988: Der Pannonische Limes in Ungarn. Budapest-Stuttgart.
  • Sakař, V.-Bouzek, J. 1990: Římské provincie a limes Romanus ve střední a západní Evropě, Praha.
  • KEMKES, Martin, Jörg SCHEUERBRANDT and Nina WILLBURGER. Am Rande des Imperiums : der Limes, Grenze Roms zu den Barbaren. Stuttgart: Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 3882943319. info
  • Der römische Limes in Österreich : Führer zu den archäologischen Denkmälern. Edited by Herwig Friesinger - Friedrich Krinzinger. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1997, 312 s. ISBN 3700126182. info
  • SAKAŘ, Vladimír and Jan BOUZEK. Římské provincie a limes Romanus ve střední a západní Evropě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 149 s. ISBN 80-7066-161-5. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2025.
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